Adam Doueihi (born 5 August 1998) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a or for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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in the NRL, and represented

in the

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. He previously played as and .

Early life

Doueihi was born in

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, Australia, and is of Lebanese descent through his grandparents, who are from

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. He played his junior rugby league for the Strathfield Raiders and Dundas Shamrocks. He has also a background in

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, having represented the Australian Schoolboys while attending St. Patrick's College, Strathfield in 2016. Doueihi is the

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of former Australian national rugby union, and later

, coach

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Playing career

2017–2019

After playing for the

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in the

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for two years, Doueihi signed a two-year contract with the

in October 2016. In 2017, he played 12 games for the Rabbitohs in the NYC, and was called upon to play for the Rabbitohs' feeder club, the

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, throughout the year. Doueihi made his international debut for Lebanon against

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on 6 May 2017. In October 2017, he was named in Lebanon's 24-man squad for the 2017 World Cup. He played in their 32–16 win over

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in a pre-tournament warm up match, landing 2 from 2 conversions. Doueihi made his debut for South Sydney in round 2 of the

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against Penrith. Doueihi made 15 appearances for Souths before suffering a season ending

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(ACL) knee injury in their 30–20 victory over Melbourne. Doueihi made his long awaited return for South Sydney in round 12 of the

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against Parramatta which ended in a 26–14 loss at the new

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. With the signing of

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for 2020, it left Doueihi on the outer with South Sydney. On 30 January 2020, Doueihi signed a four-year contract to return to his roots at

2020

In round 17, he scored two tries and kicked five goals as Wests defeated Manly-Warringah 34–32 at

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. Douehi played every game for Wests in 2020 as the club finished 11th on the table and missed the finals.

2021

In round 10, Doueihi scored two tries and kicked six goals in Wests Tigers 36–18 victory over

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. In round 16, he scored two tries in a 22–38 defeat against South Sydney. Despite the Tigers winning just a third of their games, Doueihi scored 174 points in 2021, the fourth most of any player in the competition, and the 7th highest season total ever by a Wests Tigers player.

2022

Doueihi played a total of 11 games for the Wests Tigers in the

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as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the

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for the first time in their club history. In the opening match of Lebanon's

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campaign, Doueihi was sent off in the second half for dissent during Lebanon's 34-12 loss to New Zealand. On 19 October, Doueihi was suspended for one match over the incident and would miss Lebanon's second group match against Ireland.

2023

In round 6 of the

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, Doueihi was taken from the field during the second half of Wests Tigers 28-22 loss against Parramatta with a knee injury. On 18 April, Doueihi was ruled out for 12–16 months after it was confirmed he had suffered a third ACL tear on his left knee. On 3 December, Doueihi was issued with a notice by the Wests Tigers club to explain his actions over a tweet he posted in response to a LGBTQ+ inclusion post. The post from the account read 'How to speak about LGBTQ+ inclusion', Doueihi responded to the post writing "embarrassing post" which he later deleted. Doueihi had previously been involved in a gay rights controversy when he supported a Sydney Catholic girls school banning students bringing female dates to the Year 12 formal.

2024

Doueihi made his long awaited return to the Wests Tigers team in round 16 of the

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, scoring a try in the clubs 48-24 victory over Canberra. He played seven matches for the club as they finished with the wooden spoon for a third straight season.

2025

In round 8 of the

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, Doueihi kicked a penalty goal in golden point extra-time to win the match over Cronulla 20-18.

Statistics

References

External links

Wests Tigers profileSouth Sydney Rabbitohs profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doueihi, Adam 1998 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian people of Lebanese descent Australian rugby league players Lebanon national rugby league team players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Parramatta South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sportsmen from New South Wales Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Wests Tigers players